Innovation Library

What we create here has a ripple effect on the world. From the fingerprint sensor technology seen on a smart phone near you to 3D printing and everything in between, the spirit of ingenuity is alive and well in Brevard County. Spark your innovative thinking and see what other entrepreneurs are doing here and around the world.

By: Marty Zwilling Every entrepreneur I know is short on resources, including time, money, and skills. The last thing they can afford is to waste any of these, but in my mentoring and coaching activities, I see it happening all too often. Waste in a…

In a recent interview with Greg Pallone for Central Florida News 13, Steve Smith, Vice President of Operations for Guardian Manufacturing in Cocoa shares his company’s enthusiasm about Technology Docking, a Strategic Alliance powered by NASA and the EDC.

The University of Central Florida – recognized for creating one of the best innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems in the country by Entrepreneur Magazine – is one of two universities in Florida and 155 nationwide that have agreed to empower Americans and encourage a transition from…

By: Marty Zwilling Every startup with any traction quickly reaches a point where they need to hire employees to grow the business. Unfortunately, this always happens when pressures are the highest, and business processes are ill-defined. At this point you need superstars and versatile future…

By: Chuck Salter When Anthony Foxx was sworn in as the U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary last summer, he said he would draw on “every ounce of innovation and creativity” to make the country’s vast transportation system not only safe and efficient but also modernized….

By: Robin Chase A decade ago, Robin Chase founded Zipcar in the US, now the largest car-sharing company in the world. Now she’s exploring the next level of car-sharing: Buzzcar, a French startup that lets people rent their own cars to others. The details are…

By: Denise Restauri Muse is wearable technology, but it doesn’t create mind-blowing experiences. Just the opposite. Muse is a brain sensing headband that measures how overwhelmed your brain is from everything life throws at it — and it helps calm your mind and rid yourself…

By: Envie Nagy Wall Street veteran Sallie Krawcheck has taken the next step in her new career of helping women achieve more senior leadership positions in business, and supporting companies that advance women in their ranks. Her global women’s professional network 85 Broads has been…

By: John Cook Raising big piles of venture capital doesn’t always guarantee success. In fact, it often puts more pressure on entrepreneurs to produce eye-popping returns for their investors. A much more desirable path is to raise a small amount of capital or no capital…

By: Catherine Clifford For some students, entrepreneurship is a cool, non-traditional class they can take in high school. For Kevin Harrington, entrepreneurship was his high school experience. Now the chairman of the As Seen on TV brand and one of the original investing sharks on…